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Ⅰ.单词拼写
1.They made a request (请求) for further aid.
2.The cigarette (香烟) burned a hole in the carpet.
3.Nobody under 18 is allowed to buy alcohol (酒).
4.The report argues against tax (税) increases.
5.Obesity (肥胖) can increase the risk of heart disease.
6.Canada will ban (禁止) smoking in all offices later this year.
7.The accident has not done any permanent (永久的) damage.
8.If a tooth feels very loose (松动的), your dentist may recommend that it be taken out.
9.Predictions of an early improvement in the housing market proved false (不正确的).
10.They put down wooden boards, and laid new carpets (地毯) on top.
Ⅱ.单句语法填空
1.They can be cooked in lots of ways such as fried (fry) or hard boiled.
2.The accident could have been much worse; luckily no harm (harmful) was done.
3.It is no longer desirable (desire) for adult children to live with their parents.
4.The project has demanded considerable investment (invest) of time and effort.
5.I've come to the conclusion (conclude) that he's not the right person for the job.
6.It can be beneficial (benefit) to share your feelings with someone you trust.
Ⅲ.完成句子
1.In addition, they held hard work in high regard.
此外,他们非常重视努力工作。
2.If we are willing to learn, the opportunities are everywhere.
如果我们愿意学习,机会无处不在。
3.Social conditioning is not the reason why women love talking.
社会条件不是女人爱说话的原因。
4.It protects against environmental hazards such as wind and sun.
它可以防止诸如风和太阳等环境危害。
5.The first, which I take to reading every spring, is Ernest Hemingway's A Moveable Feast.
第一本是欧内斯特·海明威的《流动的盛宴》,我每年春天都会读这本书。
Ⅳ.阅读理解
People generally consider that friendship is reciprocal (相互的). But when we analyzed selfreported relationship surveys, we found that only about half of friendships are indeed reciprocal. These findings indicate a profound inability of people to know who their friends are.
This may seem like an interesting but minor finding, but this kind of asymmetric (不对称的) friendships has a major effect on the ability of an individual to convince othe